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16 June 2021 – 26 July 2021
Submit your entries for the Voice Summer Showcase!
Summer is upon us and now that things are slowly returning back to “normal”, what better way to celebrate that then to share your talents with the world?
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3 June 2021
Brighton Fringe Review//Alice Hawkins: Suffragette
“Peter Barret certainly gave his great grandmother, Alice Hawkins, the credit she deserves for fighting the courageous battle for women’s rights to vote!”
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26 May 2021
Jhalak Prize 2021 winners announced
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence won big at the 2021 Jhalak Prize Awards for their respective titles, The First Woman and Eight Pieces of Silva. Both authors received £1,000 and a unique commissioned trophy.
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25 May 2021 – 11 June 2021
BBC 1Xtra's search for a spoken word star
BBC Radio 1Xtra are collaborating with BBC Asian Network and Contains Strong Language Events to find the best emerging spoken word talent in the UK.
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23 May 2021
A focus on Hungarian literature, recommended by a native
Having noticed the lack of representation when it comes to translated literature in the mainstream media, I took it upon myself to compile a short list of Hungarian book recommendations.
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19 May 2021
J.K. Rowling and Hillary Mantel support auction for a global vaccine rollout
The fundraiser aims to raise money to help vaccinate the world against Covid-19 using signed novels and mentoring sessions with star agents, among other lots.
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19 May 2021
Review of The extremely embarrassing life of Lottie Brooks by Amelie
This is my review of The extremely embarrassing life of Lottie Brooks.
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19 May 2021
Untitled, 2020
A special edition published by the UK’s oldest literary periodical, The London Magazine, Untitled, 2020 fuses new commissioned prose and poetry creations with older works that coalesce to form a reflection on 2020 as a whole.
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18 May 2021
Want my job? with Coffee House Press editor, Lizzie Davis
We talked to Lizzie Davis, editor at independent publisher Coffee House Press, about her role, career path and any advice she had for young people interested in careers in the industry. Read on to find out more!
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17 May 2021 – 31 July 2021
New literary magazine 'the other side of hope' call for submissions
New literary magazine edited by immigrants and refugees, 'the other side of hope' has opened submissions for writers from the same community.
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14 May 2021
A review of Maggie Butt's poetry collection 'everlove'
A reflective collection of poetry, Maggie Butt’s everlove examines ideas of displacement and the self, exploring them both on a personal and wider scale.
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11 May 2021
Want My Job? with academic and poet Sandeep Parmar
Academic, writer and poet Sandeep Parmar talks to Voice about her literary career and her love of poetry.
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10 May 2021
The superpower of reading celebrated by authors Alex Wheatle and Derek Owusu
Brent Culture Service held a Black British Novels event, in which award-winning authors Alex Wheatle, Derek Owusu and Alex Pascall spoke freely about the barriers of literature.
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10 May 2021
A focus on Asian literature
Recommendations for diversifying your reading with my favourite literary works from various parts of Asia.
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7 May 2021
Florence Welch to adapt The Great Gatsby for Broadway musical
Also known as Florence + The Machine, the singer is adapting the 1920’s literary classic The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for the stage.
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5 May 2021
Alex Wheatle MBE: The infamous Brixton Bard
Alex Wheatle MBE, award winning author and trailblazer for the Black British community, is not short of a story as he depicts his experience as an author within the UK and talks of how he chooses to evolve constantly as a creative.
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4 May 2021
Sareeta Domingo is taking on the romantic genre and reclaiming the Black narrative
An author, editor and self-confessed romantic genre lover is tackling the publishing industry by championing books that incorporate the diverse stories of love, with characters that celebrate representation.
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3 May 2021
A focus on South American literature
South America is a culturally rich continent. In this post, I’ll focus on its literary tradition and most iconic authors.